rehearse
verb (used with object)
to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
had rehearsed
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past perfectof rehearse.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“Although our event management staff and security had rehearsed postgame procedures to protect the visiting team and officials, we clearly must do better,” Currie said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
When they were asked to “put on these sequined Prada suits and walk back and forth onstage for about five minutes” instead of doing the ice-skating routine they had rehearsed, the brothers declined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
He did, however, fail to perform the trick Dommett had rehearsed with him beforehand.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2021
By the time she played for the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2016 W.N.B.A. finals against the Minnesota Lynx, she had rehearsed the shot thousands of times.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
She clapped her hands overhead, the signal for the women prisoners to break into the number they had rehearsed for the occasion.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
